Updates April 2006 >>> Updates archive >>> This month dear mr. president AntiWarPetition.com anyway * Cyrus the Great Persian * Fantastic job market for Farsi-speakers toons Shirazi * Mission impossible Little Bird * Ahmadinejad's Iran Mahmoud * Velgardaane Saahel * Oghaabe Talaie * Az Esfahan taa Estanbol Radmehrian * Gooz jamaa'at Faramarz * U.S. bans dual use technology * Scent of a president * Iran goes nuclear, world celebrates * Holiday Inn nuclear expert Mamoosh * One-legged chicken? Mazloom * Sharing nuclear technology quiz Davidam o davidam zan, football, stadium Enameh: Zanaane montazer va sargardaan optimism Washington Post: Towering Dream of Dubai security council AP: Poised for Iran Replay shahnameh NY Times: The Epic of Iran -- Reza Aslan where iran stands PBS: Interview with Javad Zarif, Iranian ambassador to the UN tabreek Babak & Friends Nominated for Persian Golden Lioness Awards marde saal Man of the year iranians of the day * Soraya Ghahremani Ghajar: Happy birthday * Arian Khajehamid: Frankfurt * Sareh Khajehnouri: Beautiful and artist * Babak Rahimi: Iranian and Islamic Studies oil CS Monitor: Why White House woos Azerbaijan deadly twist NY Times: Iran Strategy: Cold War Echo gher bedeh Babak Jahanbakhsh * Namehrabooni * Hozoor editorial Guardian: There can be a nuclear bargain nukes BBC: Iran nuclear plan 'irreversible' Reuters: EU and US strike different tones on Iran Reuters: Russia tells Iran to suspend enriching uranium keeping quiet Reuters: US-Iranian talks in Iraqi Kurdistan denied you don't want to win Game: Tha Maze p whipped Zan Zalil anthem :o) tune Enfejar: "Khodet Migofti" perfect timing BBC: US says Iran top terror sponsor perfect timing, part 2 BBC: Ex-Abu Ghraib U.S. officer charged over abuse of Iraqi detainees shrewder than anyone realized Financial Times: Ahmadinejad, man of the people ready to take on ayatollahs commentary Boston Globe: Bush's misbegotten Iran plan -- Sarah Chayes and Amir Soltani Sheikholeslami football music * Arash & DJ Alligator: World Cup anthem * Farzin: "Gerye Nakon Perspolis" :o) do not take lightly Washington Post: Nuclear Agency Says Iran Defying U.N. AP: West vows to introduce Iran resolution AFP: Chinese envoy opposes resorting to Chapter 7 resolution on Iran people in iran Current TV: Iranian vote -- Kouross Esmaeli & Yasmin Vossoughian priceless BBC: US war costs 'could hit $811bn' khoda rahm koneh Guardian: Iran hangs tough as it fails to meet nuclear deadline BBC: UN nuclear body to report on Iran Reuters: Atom watchdog report likely to find Iran defying UN keif al hal NY Times: First feature film from Saudi Arabia, a country with not a single legal movie theater quiz On the hanger iranian of the day Kaveh Zahedi: "I Am a Sex Addict" (8 pix) -- Jahanshah Javid faale ghahveh Video: Like it's nuclear science or something -- Javaneh Javid slow news day Concert: Sima Bina in San Francisco hoo! hoo! hoo! Video: Dance, monkey, dance kaah >>> kooh CS Monitor: Israel raises profile in Iran nuclear fray Reuters: Iran has missiles that put Europe in range: Israel intelligence report khaarej az dastoor Radio Farda: Mehrvarzi beh bandegaane khodaa -- Siavash Ardalan nice tune New band, "Enfejar": "Vaghti nisti kenaaram" insane Znet: Test Blast In Nevada A Nuclear Rehearsal democratic? Asia Times: Iran: Let the democratic process work -- Hamid Dabashi security council BBC: Appeals for calm over Iran crisis Reuters: China unbending on Iran, but unlikely to block at UN filmemoon kardan Sunday Mail: Iran bars single women from sporting events diaspora BBC: Iran: Life in the diaspora killing field BBC: Sister of new Iraqi vice-president killed two weeks after his brother was killed dead line CS Monitor: A defiant Iran banks on divisions at UN quiz Artistic inspiration toon Wolak * Iran-U.S. ties: Yesterday & today Iraj * Iranian unity government for Bush * Guantanamo Bay prison: Bush Mazloom * Iran has not invaded any country (except...) * Bad hejab crack down * Ahmadinejad's stink will wake him up Radmehrian * Ahmadinejad: B.O. anyway * Why cycling shorts should always be black * Video: How men listen to women on phone * Video: Coming soon to your favorite European city * Video: Copy machine... woaaah! historical statistics Washington Post: America described in numbers no joke NY Times: Bush Picks Fox Commentator as Spokesman tough talk Washington Post: Iran Threatens U.S. Interests BBC: Iran leader issues warning to US quiz Summer residence angry? tough shit BBC: Iran clergy angry over women football fans kurdistan CS Monitor: Kurds angle for independence deep trouble Washington Post: Carl Rove to Testify for 5th Time in CIA Leak Case are americans ashamed? Human Righst Watch U.S.: More Than 600 Implicated in Detainee Abuse far from monolithic BBC: Views on the growing nuclear crisis are far from monolithic -- Sadeq Saba tug of war Asia Times: Iran, US in tug of war over Middle East -- Kaveh L. Afrasiabi khodemoon toosh moondeem BBC: Khamenei says Iran is ready to share its nuclear technology with other nations u.s.-israel AFP: US envoy says Iran nuclear comments 'irresponsible' AFP: Israel launches satellite to spy on Iran seeing wolf Guardian: The problem is: Iran does pose a threat in every way Iraq did not here & there * Doogh, Kebab and mobile camera! (14 pix) -- Mehrdad Aref-Adib * Iranian Scholarship Foundartion gala (14 pix) -- Pantea & Hamid Karimi hoora Peiknet: Iran holds world record in road accident deaths nukes BBC: Iran threatens to end UN contacts quiz Looks like a mushroom cloud toons Little Bird * Iran vs. USA Mazloom * Kinder, gentler Islam Faramarz * Germany offers new options * Military parade * Ahmadinejad never hurt an ant Mahmoud * Juliette Binoche in Iran (1) * Juliette Binoche in Iran (2) no... biggest mouth Guardian: Iran biggest threat since Nazis, says Israel as Ahmadinejad provokes new outrage honar kardee Guardian: Ahmadinejad lifts ban on women watching football in Iran interesting Washington Post: Fired CIA Officer Denies Leak Role after bin laden's message BBC: Blasts rock Egyptian resort town; at least 22 killed anyway * Have you lost a washing machine? * Because you stink * Video: Distraction at work * Video: Easter tragedy at White House * Video: Hard landing, China Airlines * Video: Wetback Mountain emam zaman will protect us Reuters: Iran says UN sanctions over nuclear row unlikely nothing to talk about BBC: Iran rules out Iraq talks with US kabab & vodka Banu bar in Toronto Guardian: It came from the east defiance CS Monitor: Western pressure irks average Iranian quiz Tastes like home the third bush war Washington Post: As his term winds down, George Bush might start a war with Iran -- Arthur Schlesinger Jr. torture? again? Washington Post: Inspectors in Iraq Find More Signs of Torture patient diplomacy Guardian: Western sabre-rattling won't keep Iran nuclear-free inevitable confrontation BBC: Iran nuclear work 'irreversible' been there, done that LA Times: Talk of a U.S. strike on Iran is eerily reminiscent of the run-up to the Iraq war -- Zbigniew Brzezinski film review New Yorker: Kaveh Zahedi's "I Am a Sex Addict" good luck Washington Post: U.S. Outlines New Plans For Fighting Terrorism CS Monitor: US to report huge rise in terror attacks bad guys Washington Post: World of tyrants, dictators and despots kaftar baazi ham raft online e-kaboutar.com "Varzeshe Kabootar Paraani" toons Saman * Bush & Ahmadinejad: Make love, not war Mazloom * Haghe mosallam: nukes & more Sadighi * al-Sheikh Ahmadinejad Radmehrian * All the nations who support Iran Wolak * Reza Pahlavi & Prince Charles * Prince Charles: Four wives * Benefits of converting to Islam * Silly walk: Ghorboon sadaghe Hajiagha * Oil income enriches mollas * Speeding towards civilization * U.S. Homeland Security (and harassment) * Peaceful nuclear program * Khar Ahmadinjad * Maymoon: Ahmadinejad * Plundering more than the Shah dear mr. president AntiWarPetition.com quiz Ferdosi in Europe nuke deal? BBC: Iran 'has Russia enrichment deal' Reuters: Iran says has "basic" enrichment deal with Russia jasmine and roses LA Times: Senses and memories come alive in a Persian garden. But is it possible to recapture that experience in Los Angeles? toons Little Bird * Evolution of women in Iran FilmYourIssue.com CS Monitor: Guerrilla video gives power to the people denmark, again CS Monitor: Now it's under fire for hosting Kurd TV station quiz Nisheto beband sheytoon! they're laughing in tehran Reuters: Russia must freeze arms deals with Iran: US AFP: Russia-US split on Iran deepens from russia with love BBC: Russia has ruled out sanctions against Iran unless there is proof that its nuclear programme is not peaceful nukes Asia Times: The Gordian Knot of the nuclear crisis -- Kaveh L. Afrasiabi "suri" no persian rose NY Daily News: Hey, Tom, nice job on name ambitions denied Washington Post: As Iran Presses Its Ambitions, Its Young See Theirs Denied not good AFP: Senior UN nuclear inspector puts off trip to Iran quiz Revolutionary anyway * Music: Quran rap * Video: How much is your life worth? * Video: Latest video phone * Video: Shalom (wassup!) where do iranians stand? Enameh: Mellate noorani! no need to panic AFP: Iran still years away from having nukes: US intelligence chief big profits NY Times: Google's First Quarter Profit Surges 60 Percent friday Bay Area Iranian-American Democrats: Rally to Protest Nuking Iran axis against the west? CS Monitor: Iran forging ties with those that share hostility toward US, Israel hassan rowhani AFP: Iran's former nuclear chief hits out at hardliners $10 billion per month Washington Post: U.S. war costs balloon with spending for new guns, tanks among the worst BBC: Amnesty International says Iran executed 94 people in 2005 future Guardian: The tragedy that followed Hillary Clinton's bombing of Iran in 2009s present Guardian: Iran's enemy lies within bastards Guardian: Police in Tehran ordered to arrest women in 'un-Islamic' dress nukes BBC: US warns Russia over aid to Iran iranians of the day * Behrokh Khoshnevis: Construction technology * Tiny: My ten-week old baby * Niv Vazirifard: 1 saaleh shod! (3 pix) * Darius Rahmanian: First generation (5 pix) * Carla Golian: Actress/producer * Parisa DeFaie: Actress * Suri Cruise: Tom & Katie's baby girl anyway * Video: Tom & Jerry do Bandari * Video: Sleepy North Korean * Video: Football stars in Germany * Video: Benz: Husband, wife, mistress texas Norooz in Dallas (7 pix) -- Ben Bagheri latest sms on iranian phones Parody on "energy hasteh-ie hagh-e mossalam-e maast": 2 taa zan hagh-e mossalam-e maast - vali behemoon nemidan! -- P.A. pressure AP: